Stability of Democratic Institutions Index by country
Indicates the extent to which democratic institutions are effective and efficient and all relevant actors accept them.
Countries reporting
128
Highest
10
Chile
Lowest
1
Yemen
Median
3
Years covered
21
2005–2025
Data points
1,394
What the numbers show
Stability of Democratic Institutions Index is currently reported for 128 countries. The highest value is 10 in Chile; the lowest is 1 in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 3, and the mean is 4.27.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 66 fell. The largest increase was in Thailand (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Niger (down 86.7%).
Stability of Democratic Institutions Index: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lithuania | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Uruguay | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Czechia | 9.5 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 6 | Slovenia | 9.5 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Taiwan | 9.5 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 9 | Botswana | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Croatia | 9 | 2025 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 11 | Bhutan | 8.5 | 2025 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 8.5 | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 11 | Ghana | 8.5 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Jamaica | 8.5 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 15 | Mauritius | 8 | 2025 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 15 | Poland | 8 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 15 | Senegal | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 19 | Albania | 7.5 | 2025 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 19 | Brazil | 7.5 | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 19 | North Macedonia | 7.5 | 2025 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 19 | Slovakia | 7.5 | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 19 | Ukraine | 7.5 | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 24 | Colombia | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 24 | South Korea | 7 | 2025 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 24 | Moldova | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 24 | Mongolia | 7 | 2025 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 24 | Nepal | 7 | 2025 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 24 | Paraguay | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 30 | Argentina | 6.5 | 2025 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 30 | Armenia | 6.5 | 2025 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 30 | Bolivia | 6.5 | 2025 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 30 | Ecuador | 6.5 | 2025 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 30 | India | 6.5 | 2025 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 30 | Montenegro | 6.5 | 2025 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 30 | Malawi | 6.5 | 2025 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 30 | Namibia | 6.5 | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 30 | Panama | 6.5 | 2025 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 30 | Romania | 6.5 | 2025 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 30 | South Africa | 6.5 | 2025 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 30 | Zambia | 6.5 | 2025 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 6 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 42 | Indonesia | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 42 | Kenya | 6 | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 42 | Liberia | 6 | 2025 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 42 | Sri Lanka | 6 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 42 | Lesotho | 6 | 2025 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 42 | Malaysia | 6 | 2025 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 49 | Sierra Leone | 5.5 | 2025 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 50 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 50 | Hungary | 5 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 50 | Lebanon | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 50 | Mexico | 5 | 2025 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 54 | Peru | 4.5 | 2025 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 54 | Philippines | 4.5 | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 56 | Honduras | 4 | 2025 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 57 | Angola | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 57 | Benin | 3 | 2025 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 57 | Bangladesh | 3 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 57 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3 | 2025 | down 45.5% | rising |
| 57 | Georgia | 3 | 2025 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 57 | Guatemala | 3 | 2025 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 57 | Iraq | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 57 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 2025 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 57 | Madagascar | 3 | 2025 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 57 | Mauritania | 3 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 57 | Nigeria | 3 | 2025 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 57 | Papua New Guinea | 3 | 2025 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 57 | El Salvador | 3 | 2025 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 57 | Serbia | 3 | 2025 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 57 | Togo | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 57 | Thailand | 3 | 2025 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Turkey | 3 | 2025 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 57 | Tanzania | 3 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 57 | Uganda | 3 | 2025 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 76 | Central African Republic | 2.5 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Algeria | 2.5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 76 | Ethiopia | 2.5 | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 76 | Jordan | 2.5 | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 76 | Mozambique | 2.5 | 2025 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 76 | Singapore | 2.5 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 76 | Tunisia | 2.5 | 2025 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Zimbabwe | 2.5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 84 | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 2025 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 84 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Burundi | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 84 | Belarus | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 84 | Cameroon | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 84 | Congo | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Egypt | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Guinea | 2 | 2025 | down 60.0% | rising |
| 84 | Iran | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Libya | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 84 | Morocco | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Nicaragua | 2 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 84 | Oman | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 84 | Pakistan | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 84 | Russia | 2 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 84 | Rwanda | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | South Sudan | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 84 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 84 | Venezuela | 2 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 105 | Burkina Faso | 1.5 | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 105 | Bahrain | 1.5 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 105 | Kuwait | 1.5 | 2025 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 105 | Qatar | 1.5 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 105 | Somalia | 1.5 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 105 | Vietnam | 1.5 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Afghanistan | 1 | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 111 | China | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 111 | Cuba | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Eritrea | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Haiti | 1 | 2025 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 111 | Cambodia | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 111 | Laos | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Mali | 1 | 2025 | down 83.3% | falling |
| 111 | Myanmar | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 111 | Niger | 1 | 2025 | down 86.7% | falling |
| 111 | North Korea | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Sudan | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 111 | Syria | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 111 | Chad | 1 | 2025 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 111 | Tajikistan | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 111 | Turkmenistan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Yemen | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
About this data
Indicates the extent to which democratic institutions are effective and efficient and all relevant actors accept them.